Germany's unemployment rate rose to 6.8 percent in July due to seasonal factors such as the start of the summer holiday period, but the labor market in Europe's biggest economy remained solid, official data showed Wednesday. Full story

LONDON (Reuters) - Slowly but unsurely, Europe is facing up to population trends that will sap long-run economic growth and force nations to choose between cutting pensions and welfare benefits or paying higher taxes to maintain them. Full story

The starting bid was $3 million for what is believed to be one of the four copies ever drawn up of the 801 Jews that German businessman Oscar Schindler is credited for saving from the Nazis. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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